Hey Chad, could u show us more about ur fpv twinstar?

bobmaxiao

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Hey Chad, could u show us more about ur fpv twinstar?
I love ur vid shot by the twinstar and I am building mine now. Could u plz give some more details?
 

colorex

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If you were a beginner and had to choose between the Bixler and the Twinstar, which one would you choose?
 

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If you were a beginner and had to choose between the Bixler and the Twinstar, which one would you choose?

Bixler - it's much more forgiving. Plus it flies soooo nice. The Twinstar is great but much more expensive and higher maintenance.
 

colorex

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Thanks for the input! I supposed that the Bixler was the way to go, since it's only one motor! (half the cost)
 

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bobmaxiao

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Cool. thanks Chad. My first plane was eazystar.
 

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Chad, what kind of range do you get on your twinstar with the Spektrum gear?

I only got about 2500 feet away with my Spektrum system. I switched to the Futaba 7C (72mhz) and got about 1.5 miles.
 

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planecrazy03

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what about with amp??

so i boosted my dx6i with the 2.4 ghz amplifier from diy drones store. paid 50.00 for it and barley anything for shipping. have yet to test the distance but working on it. have 2 different receivers that i will be testing... the orange rx and the spektrum ar600. will get others to test later. unless i can get some ppl to help out lol .
 

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I haven't tried boosting my Spektrum system yet. Please keep us all informed of your results!
 

planecrazy03

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WILL DO!!! need to either build a 5.8 cloverleaf antenna for my video. already tested nearby and what used to be video strong is now video week and rx signal strong lol. or swap out my video system to something a little stronger
 

colorex

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Hey Chad, I was thinking a bit about your FPV system for aerial filming.

I have come to believe you record your footage in the air with the GoPro and use the smaller camera as a viewfinder for the GoPro, to see what you are doing. Because your footage is full 1080p and there is no interference...

Am I right?
 

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Hey Chad, I was thinking a bit about your FPV system for aerial filming.

I have come to believe you record your footage in the air with the GoPro and use the smaller camera as a viewfinder for the GoPro, to see what you are doing. Because your footage is full 1080p and there is no interference...

Am I right?
I have multiple FPV planes. But the Twinstar and the Maxi Swift both use the GoPro for recording and as my pilot camera. My Swift II I use the cheap camera that comes with the system with a nice wide lens.